“…In multivariable analysis, variables associated with mortality, based on previous studies, were included. 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 The variables included in the multivariate analysis of mortality were following: age, sex, body surface area, NYHA functional class III or IV, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, previous stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, peripheral artery disease, liver disease, coronary artery disease, previous coronary artery bypass grafting, atrial fibrillation, permanent pacemaker, clinical frailty score, nontransfemoral approach, local anesthesia, hemoglobin, albumin <3.5 g/dL, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) ≥400 pg/mL or N-terminal pro-BNP ≥1,600 pg/mL, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40%, mitral regurgitation (MR) ≥moderate, tricuspid regurgitation ≥moderate, stroke, myocardial infarction, vascular complications, acute kidney injury, bleeding, new pacemaker implantation, and PVL ≥moderate.…”